Witton-le-Wear
Witton-le-Wear is a village in County Durham, North East England. It is situated on the north bank of the River Wear, 6 km to the north-west of Bishop Auckland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 567 residents
- Description: village in County Durham, England, UK
- Also known as: “Witton le Wear” and “Witton-le-Wear, County Durham”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St Philip and St James and Witton-le-Wear railway station.
Witton-le-Wear railway station
Railway station
Photo: Alan Murray-Rust, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Witton-le-Wear railway station is a railway station on the Weardale heritage railway serves the village of Witton-le-Wear in County Durham, North East England, and is the penultimate stop for most of line's eastbound passenger services.
Witton Castle
Castle
Photo: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Witton Castle is a much-altered 15th-century castle, which is the centrepiece of a holiday and caravan country park at Witton le Wear, near Bishop Auckland, County Durham. It is a Grade II* listed building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Howden-le-Wear and High Grange.
Howden-le-Wear
Village
Photo: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Howden-le-Wear is a village in County Durham, in England. Howden-le-Wear is approximately 1 mile south of the large market town of Crook. It has a number of shops including the village One Stop convenience store, hairdressers, butchers and the petrol station. Howden-le-Wear is situated 1½ miles northeast of Witton-le-Wear.
High Grange
Hamlet
Photo: Alex McGregor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
High Grange is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated on the A689 between Bishop Auckland and Crook. High Grange is situated 1½ miles east of Witton-le-Wear.
Phoenix Row
Hamlet
Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Phoenix Row incorporating Belts Gill and Softley Dene Farm is a hamlet of about 30 houses in County Durham, in England. It is situated half a mile north of Low Etherley and 2.5 miles west of Bishop Auckland. Phoenix Row is situated 2 miles southeast of Witton-le-Wear.
Witton-le-Wear
- Categories: civil parish and locality
- Location: Witton-le-Wear, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.67605° or 54° 40′ 34″ northLongitude
-1.77369° or 1° 46′ 25″ westPopulation
567Elevation
394 feet (120 metres)Open location code
9C6WM6GG+CGOpenStreetMap ID
node 434055153OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2633721Wikidata ID
Q2280375
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Witton-le-Wear” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Witton-le-Wear”
- Chinese: “Witton-le-Wear”
- Dutch: “Witton-le-Wear”
- French: “Witton-le-Wear”
- Irish: “Witton-le-Wear”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Witton-le-Wear”
- Persian: “ویتتون-ل-ور”
- Polish: “Witton-le-Wear”
- Swedish: “Witton-le-Wear”
- Welsh: “Witton-le-Wear”
- “Witton-le-Wear”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Witton-Le-Wear Community Centre and Witton-le-Wear Methodist Chapel.
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